HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY, Fla. – A 15-year-old student at Brandon High School was arrested Thursday after investigators determined he posted a threatening message on social media referencing a potential mass shooting, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office.
School Resource Deputies responded to the campus on Jan. 22, 2026, after receiving a tip that Hassan Yousef had posted a message stating he wanted to commit “Columbine Part Two,” authorities said.
Investigators interviewed Yousef, who admitted to creating and posting the message from his cellphone. He told deputies the post was intended as “dark humor,” according to the sheriff’s office…